madnovel Chapter 654: Terrifying the Eight Sects
Chapter 654: Terrifying the Eight Sects
Chapter 654 A Powerful Figure
"Lady Bone, it's you!"
Everyone was astonished when they heard who was speaking.
No one expected that the person who would betray them at this moment would be Lady Bone.
When they discussed making arrangements in the Bone Abyss, Lady Bone was very reluctant, feeling that it would damage the place.
They must have offered some benefits to allow them to use the White Bone Abyss as a place to suppress Lu Zheng.
It turns out that Lady Bone is actually the traitor Lu Zheng mentioned, which makes everyone furious and trembling.
During this time, they were almost always together making various arrangements, and had no idea when Madam Gu and Lu Zheng started their relationship.
Facing the almost murderous gazes of the powerful figures, Lady Bone remained calm and unperturbed.
The so-called dead Taoist friend is not dead but a poor Taoist.
She had made many preparations beforehand, all to leave herself a way out.
Under the current circumstances, Lu Zheng clearly has the ability to kill them all. If she doesn't make a choice now, she might not have the chance at all.
Seeing that these people were fighting amongst themselves, Lu Zheng didn't give them much of a chance to react. Holding the Taiping Codex, he rushed straight at one of them.
When dealing with the Armadillo King, Lu Zheng was experimenting with using words to activate the legal code and see its power.
Now that the Taiping Codex has been brought out, there's no need for so much talk; we can simply use its power to suppress these powerful figures.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Zheng was close to a powerful figure who had concealed his presence.
The Taiping Code shone brightly, and a powerful force pressed down upon it.
The man was completely unable to resist, only feeling strands of special power piercing through layers of defense and reaching his body.
"No, this humble monk is..."
Before the man could say anything more, endless pain filled his body and soul, making it impossible for him to beg for mercy.
The monk was surrounded by a radiant aura, yet he was still unable to prevent the power of the Buddhist scriptures from influencing him.
The aura of the enlightened monk weakened at a visible speed, and in the blink of an eye, he became an empty shell.
The other powerful figures who were trying to escape were horrified. Even a Buddhist Arhat couldn't withstand Lu Zheng's attack; it was simply terrifying.
What kind of power is it? Some people looked inexplicably uneasy.
Lu Zheng remained calm and turned to look at a powerful demon nearby.
The great demon felt a chill run through his body and immediately used his magic to hide in the cave.
Lu Zheng raised his hand and grabbed a wisp of the great demon's residual aura, then pressed it onto the Taiping Codex.
"Demon, Jiu Ying, your crimes deserve to be punished."
The moment he uttered those words, the Taiping Code was shaken.
A streak of white light flew out of the book and shot towards a gray shadow that was moving rapidly in the cave.
The gray shadow let out a miserable cry, and soon a powerful demonic aura erupted before quickly subsiding.
The other powerful figures could vaguely see that Lu Zheng was holding a book, but they couldn't figure out what kind of book could have such power.
The Transcendent Realm can be destroyed in an instant; such is its terror.
Some even suspect that it was a copy of a Confucian classic by the sage Anguo, given to Lu Zheng for self-defense, which explains its power.
Moreover, the book seemed to possess a powerful aura that could not be exhausted in a short time.
They never imagined that Lu Zheng would be holding a Legalist classic.
This is still a codex that can gradually be developed into a tool of the Great Dao.
The power contained within the code is the pure power of punishment, which those who have committed grave sins find difficult to resist.
This power of Legalism, to a certain extent, can be said to be a higher level of the power of heaven and earth after the fusion of Taoist Thunder Law and Confucian Righteous Qi.
Seeing Lu Zheng so easily kill the two, a powerful demon steeled himself, his body radiating bloody light, causing the surrounding space to ripple.
The next instant, the great demon's figure vanished from the spot.
Upon seeing this, Lady Bone raised an eyebrow and vanished as well.
Outside the cave, somewhere in the White Bone Abyss, the figure of a great demon appeared.
His aura was much weaker than before. In order to leave that cave, he had to forcefully use a secret technique, sacrificing his own source power, in order to barely escape.
However, as soon as they emerged, the great demon's expression grew increasingly grim.
The grand formation of the Bone Abyss was activated, so his Blood Escape Technique only left the cave and did not go far from the Bone Abyss.
The grand formation here was originally prepared for Lu Zheng; it was their third layer of preparation. Now, however, it has become a cage imprisoning them.
The great demon tried to break a corner of the great formation with a special jade talisman, but found that the talisman had lost its effectiveness.
The great demon was trembling with rage; Lady Bone had also tampered with this place.
Suddenly, the great demon's body trembled.
A crystal-clear bone hand emerged from the chest.
Between those jade-like finger bones, a violently beating heart was still being held.
The demon's pupils contracted, and he slammed his palm backward.
A white figure flitted by, standing not far away, the heart still gushing warm blood in its hand.
All around, a fierce demonic aura rushed towards the great demon.
At the same time, Lady Bone's hand flickered with a ghostly light, and strange pale green runes enveloped the bloody heart.
"Boom..."
A demonic heart exploded in the blink of an eye, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
The great demon was struck as if by lightning, and its aura became even weaker.
He pressed one hand to his pierced chest, feeling as if his soul was being torn apart in endless pain.
"Why..." The great demon stared at Lady Bone with resentment.
Lady Bone said calmly, "There are no so many whys. It's just about surviving."
She felt no unease whatsoever at betraying these so-called allies.
Their alliance was unreliable to begin with; they were merely using each other and had no real bond of life and death.
The great demon sneered, "Do you think he would let someone as treacherous and cunning as you live?"
Lady Bone said softly, "You've seen his strength too. My little cultivation is no match for him. I'm just redeeming myself by doing good deeds. Young Master Lu is a gentleman; as long as I behave well as a ghost from now on, he naturally won't turn against me..."
"As for standing with you, that's a dead end, isn't it?"
At this critical juncture, we need to think carefully about what to choose.
The great demon was furious upon hearing this, thinking that he should have considered it more carefully if he had known it would turn out this way.
However, it is now clearly too late.
The great demon spoke with difficulty, "Lady Bone, we've known each other for many years. Do you think I still have a chance? I can turn over a new leaf, and we can look after each other in the future..."
Madam Gu smiled and said, "Don't try to get close to me. Young Master Lu hasn't promised me anything, so how could you possibly have a share? I still need you to earn merit!"
Delay could lead to unforeseen consequences, so Lady Bone was too lazy to waste any more words and raised her hand to cast a spell to deal with the great demon in front of her.
The great demon, filled with rage, attacked, hoping to save his own life.
In his prime, he believed that even if he couldn't beat Lu Zheng, he could still suppress Lady Bone.
Unfortunately, his strength has greatly declined, and he is no match for Lady Bone.
With the addition of the White Bone Abyss's grand formation, the great demon could not escape for the time being and had no choice but to fight head-on.
After a short while, Lady Bone finally managed to kill the great demon.
"Phew...how come I'm so lucky!"
Lady Bone frowned. Seeing Lu Zheng cleanly and efficiently kill the Transcendent Realm expert had given her some illusions.
As a result, it took him quite a bit of effort to deal with a dying demon.
"Boom!"
A thunderclap suddenly sounded, deafeningly loud.
Lady Bone was startled and turned to look at the source of the voice.
In the center of the White Bone Abyss, a small area was devoid of yin energy, but faint traces of thunderous aura remained.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Zheng appeared.
Lady Bone's expression changed slightly, wondering why Lu Zheng was able to leave the sealed cave so quickly.
Lu Zheng glanced to the side and saw Lady Bone's figure. He asked, "Where is the demon who escaped?"
Lady Bone hurriedly said, "I killed him..."
Lady Bone revealed a head and said, "His demon soul has been completely obliterated; he is truly dead beyond any doubt."
Lady Bone originally wanted to leave behind a wisp of her demon soul as proof, but the great demon used demonic magic to burn his soul, which not only prevented him from escaping but also caused him to set himself on fire.
Seeing this, Lu Zheng relaxed a little, saving himself the effort of pursuing it.
Lady Bone couldn't help but ask, "Where are the others?"
Lu Zhengdao: "They're all gone."
Although she had already expected this outcome, hearing Lu Zheng say it so calmly still left Lady Bone with mixed feelings.
Lu Zheng raised his head slightly and asked, "When will this area of yours be opened?"
Lu Zheng keenly sensed that there was another large formation here.
Lady Bone said, "I'll dispel the great formation for you now, young master. Um, about later..."
Lu Zhengdao said, "Take me to take over these forces."
As for Lady Bone's decision to abandon the darkness and embrace the light at a crucial moment, Lu Zheng was too lazy to care about her true intentions.
Leaving behind a bone marrow lady is also leaving behind a witness and a messenger.
Otherwise, the deaths of powerful figures from certain factions would be too mysterious and difficult to publicize.
Lady Bone's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile, "I know where their trusted confidants are located. I can take you there, and you can decide what to do with them..."
Madam Gu paused, then cautiously asked, "Won't Young Master Lu discard you after you've served your purpose?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng replied calmly, "Are you a donkey?"
Madam Gu was taken aback for a moment, but then relaxed considerably and quickly said, "Thank you for your kindness, Young Master Lu. I will definitely do my best to serve you in the future."
Lu Zhengdao: "I don't have slaves here. You should change your self-designation from now on."
Lady Bone's eyes flickered. A seemingly ordinary sentence brought her a strange sense of peace.
Lady Gu smiled and said softly, "I will listen to Young Master Lu."
……
Under Lady Bone's guidance, Lu Zheng quickly found the confidants of those powerful figures and had Lady Bone deal with them as instructed.
Afterwards, Lu Zheng personally led his men to the territories of those forces to take over various places in order to reassure the people.
Lu Zheng's appearance also indicates that some important figures are truly gone.
No matter what life holds in the future, at least the threat of slaughter from those powerful demons is no longer a worry.
The middle and lower classes, comprising the vast majority of the population, are people of various ethnic groups.
Many people have portrayed Lu Zheng as a hero who saved countless people of all ethnic groups.
The news spread quickly.
Many places opened their city gates wide to welcome Lu Zheng's arrival.
(End of this chapter)